Athletistic/Hockey. “Minnesota” ended the NHL regular season with a bang, beating the Western Conference leader “Colorado Avalanche” (3:1).

On the ice again enchanted the Russian striker “Wild” Kirill Kaprizov, who scored a goal and an assist.

In the first period, the 97th number “Mini” humiliated the entire defense of “Colorado”, having made a real victory lap in the avalanche zone, after which he redirected the puck to Tyler Jost, who hit the doors of Pavel Frantsouza.

During the second 20-minute period, Kaprizov scored the 47th goal of the regular season, after hesitating to finish.

So, according to the results of the regular season, Kirill got 108 (47 + 61) points.

Foreign hockey fans enjoyed Kaprizov’s brilliant performance in the final game of the 2021/22 NHL regular season. One of the Minnesota fans called the Russian hockey player an “outsider”.

@BruinsFever1:

– They should talk more about Kirill compared to the Hart trophy. It is hard to imagine that this season there is another hockey player who plays a more important role than him in the success of his team.

@JohnnyPetri3:

– All the years to come, Kirill will score 50 goals per season. You can bet on it.

@ZfaxJus:

– Any attacker, starting on the same line with Kaprizov, becomes better. It didn’t take long for Tyler Jost to figure this out.

@MapexDrummer26:

What a special season and what a special team Minnesota has this year! Finally, there is a superstar facing Kaprizov! I love Wild!

@Banksy56:

– The goal scored by Kaprizov was the result of great efforts on his part. The video of this episode should be shown to children in schools.

@MaryCKenn:

– Kaprizov is an alien. I still can’t figure out how he managed to throw that puck.

@Ih8snow92:

– What an incredibly strange goal Kaprizov scored! Even in such situations, he will always find a way to excel. Nothing is impossible for this guy!

@Callmehenks:

– We don’t deserve a player like Kirill.

@DaneMizutani:

– You can watch a thousand replays of Kaprizov’s goal, and still not understand how he managed to get the puck into the net.

@GolfBetter2son_:

– In the future, Kaprizov has a chance to become the best athlete who played in all clubs in the state.

@TCAnelle:

– For an assist, Jostu Kaprizov should receive two assists at once on his account.

@Hallett_One9:

– Kaprizov is admired every time he gets the puck. How he played at the moment with the goal of Jost!

@Stephenweygandt:

– You know you’re in trouble when Kaprizov starts circling around your area.

@GJS424:

– Kaprizov is the best thing to happen to the state of Minnesota since Trump lost the election here.

Recall that Kaprizov graduated from Novokuznetsk hockey. He was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the fifth round, 135th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Olympic champion of the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang. Silver medal at the 2016 Junior World Championships. Bronze medal at the 2017 Junior World Championships. Winner of the Gagarin Cup (2019). Bronze medalist at the 2019 World Championship. Winner of the 2021 Calder Trophy for the best newcomer to the NHL.

On July 13, 2020, Kaprizov signed a two-year rookie contract with the Minnesota Wild NHL club. He made his NHL debut on January 14, 2021 in a game against the Los Angeles Kings, in which he scored 3 points, allowed two assists and scored the game-winning goal in overtime.

On March 12, 2021, the Russian scored his first NHL hat trick, scoring three goals against the Arizona Coyotes. On June 30, 2021, Kirill received the Calder Trophy, the NHL’s top rookie award.

On September 21, 2021, Kaprizov signed a five-year, $45 million contract with the Minnesota Wild.

Earlier, Sportsnet wrote of Kaprizov: “In the second year of the Kirill Kaprizov era, he wrote his name in the Wild history books, setting season records for goals, assists goals and points. He made this club a serious competitor.”

Andrei Lipatov, Athletistic

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